U.S. futures climb as investors focus on bank and tech stocks—crypto wobbles

FBI, CIA, and NSA: Russia was likely behind major SolarWinds hack

Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Russia is likely to be behind the major SolarWinds cyberattack that has compromised multiple federal agencies and businesses, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and National Security Agency. The federal agencies, […]

Wall Street shakes off bad jobs report, gets Biden stimulus boost

Good evening, Bull Sheeters. This is Fortune finance reporter Rey Mashayekhi, filling in for Bernhard with a special PM edition of the newsletter. It’s been a long, eventful week, to say the least—but an altogether good one for markets globally, which head into the weekend on a mostly positive note. Let’s get into the day’s […]

Trump Flames defense secretary, hinting at post-election purge

Defense Secretary Mark Esper was fired at a tweet on Monday, since President Donald Trump went following a top aide that he blamed for not encouraging him satisfactorily. Trump said he is naming Christopher Miller, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as behaving Pentagon chief. Esper’s connection with Trump soured following the Pentagon leader resisted […]